Sentences with phrase «organohalogens like»

Organohalogens like perchloroethene and trichloroethene are prominent groundwater pollutants due to their industrial use as dry cleaning and degreasing agents and their widespread release into the environment.

Volatile organohalogens like chloromethane strongly influence atmospheric chemistry and thereby Earth's climate by causing ozone depletion when released into the atmosphere.

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«Finding the organohalogen Freon - 40 near these young, Sun - like stars was surprising,» said Edith Fayolle, a researcher with the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the USA, and lead author of the new paper.

Mostly it refers to organohalogens — compounds like DDT that incorporate halogens such as chlorine or bromine into organic molecules — that are naturally nearly nonexistent in mammals.

Specifically, Blum worries about the health impacts of new organohalogens (like Firemaster 550, a popular alternative to pentaPBDE) because its compositional specifics are hidden behind patent laws.

The researchers also note that abundant organohalogens around a young Sun - like analog demonstrates that the organic chemistry present in the interstellar medium involves halogens, which was previously not known.